Philip Williams (by 1519 – 1558 or later), of

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, Suffolk, was an English

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Family

Williams is thought to have been the third son of Francis Williams. The family are thought to have originally been from

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. He was a successful

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in 1545. He may be the Philip Williams alias Footman who in May 1556 gave evidence against ‘such as favoured the gospel at Ipswich’. Williams alias Footman lived into the reign of

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and lived in St. Mary Tower, Churchgate, Ipswich. Williams died without issue.

Career

He was a

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(MP) for

in 1558.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death unknown 16th-century deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Ipswich 16th-century English merchants English MPs 1558 {{16thC-England-MP-stub